Ottery St Mary, Devon Weather
About Ottery St Mary, Devon
Ottery St Mary unfolds across the lush, rolling terrain of the River Otter valley, where the light catches the water with a pale, silver clarity. It lies 5.1 miles north-north-west of Sidmouth (from Sidmouth: bearing 339°T, OS grid SY 098 953), and is situated north of Wiggaton village. The landscape bears the marks of early religious influence, as the collegiate church long dominated the local life and economy. Centuries of agricultural industry have shaped the surrounding fields, leaving a legacy of rich, productive soil that remains vital to the region. To the east, the slopes of East Hill rise sharply against the horizon, anchoring the geography in a quiet, enduring permanence.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born here, the son of the local vicar, and his poetic spirit seems to linger in the damp, mossy air around the ancient Tumbling Weir. The town is defined by the heavy, gothic presence of St Mary’s Church, which mimics the grandeur of Exeter Cathedral in miniature. Each year, the tradition of the Tar Barrels brings a fierce, flickering heat to the streets, a visceral rhythm that contrasts with the stillness of Cadhay House nearby. Ottery St Mary maintains a character that balances such dramatic, fire-lit folklore with the scholarly weight of its historic grammar school. The atmosphere is one of deliberate, rhythmic endurance, where the past is not merely remembered but actively inhabited.
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About This Ottery St Mary, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ottery St Mary includes coordinates 50.751141, -3.279114, in the county of Devon, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Ottery St Mary is available on the Ottery St Mary map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Devon weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.